Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Thursday, December 11, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18
at Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	0	3
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	7	4	22
Montreal Canadiens	8	11	13	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:34	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (2)	Alex Kovalev (17), Andrei Markov (19)	Power play	TBL 0, MTL 1
1st	10:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (9)	Mark Recchi (10), Vincent Lecavalier (14)	Even strength	TBL 1, MTL 1
1st	12:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (12)	Andrej Meszaros (8), Lukas Krajicek (5)	Even strength	TBL 2, MTL 1
2nd	08:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (10)	Lukas Krajicek (6)	Shorthanded	TBL 3, MTL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	1	2	+3	6	2	2	0	66.7%	19:37
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	100%	21:12
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:21
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	46.2%	17:25
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	2	0	2	+3	0	5	0	1		21:36
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	100%	05:16
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	50%	18:37
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	30%	18:07
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	37.5%	13:39
Number 52 R. Smolenak	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:07
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:06
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:57
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0		11:47
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	7		26:01
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2		25:09
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		07:48
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	5		18:56
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		24:39

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:05
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	36.4%	08:24
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:24
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	64.3%	17:49
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	19:12
Number 22 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		11:35
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	-1	2	5	1	0	0	50%	20:05
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		14:41
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	64.7%	17:23
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	2	4	4	0	0		17:29
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		13:02
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		11:35
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		12:18
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		17:30
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:08
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0		17:33
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1		17:47
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	3	2	0		24:39

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	22	19	3	.864	58:21	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:23	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zenon Konopka	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura	Slashing	2
1st	06:11	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre	Interference	2
1st	12:13	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Tripping	2
1st	17:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig	Hooking	2
2nd	01:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Interference	2
2nd	07:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Interference	2
2nd	12:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Hooking	2
2nd	16:24	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Kostitsyn	Holding	2
3rd	16:11	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2
3rd	18:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Hooking	2
3rd	18:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Derek Amell
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Adam Hall, Ryan Malone, Radim Vrbata, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Matt Smaby, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mathieu Dandenault, Georges Laraque, Alex Henry, Mike Komisarek, Chris Higgins, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Yannick Weber, Max Pacioretty

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 11, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 9	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 11, 2008